Ashling, Flame Dancer (Commander) - Core

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Bennie Smith
Dec 1, 2025
The Best New Commanders of 2025
Which cards are the best new Commanders from 2025? Bennie Smith's here for the run-down of popular picks & hidden gems for each set.
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Hexing Squelcher
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-7%synergy
End-Blaze Epiphany
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Goliath Daydreamer
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Spinerock Tyrant
3.4%inclusion1 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Soul Immolation
3.4%inclusion1 decks29 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Storm-Kiln Artist
77%inclusion254 decks328 decks
63%synergy
Guttersnipe
76%inclusion249 decks328 decks
61%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
55%inclusion181 decks328 decks
52%synergy
Grapeshot
60%inclusion197 decks328 decks
52%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
53%inclusion174 decks328 decks
47%synergy
Runaway Steam-Kin
64%inclusion210 decks328 decks
47%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
48%inclusion157 decks328 decks
45%synergy
Reverberate
55%inclusion180 decks328 decks
42%synergy
Fiery Inscription
49%inclusion160 decks328 decks
42%synergy
Containment Construct
46%inclusion150 decks328 decks
42%synergy
Top Cards
Chaos Warp
68%inclusion222 decks328 decks
6%synergy
Faithless Looting
68%inclusion222 decks328 decks
27%synergy
Lightning Bolt
66%inclusion218 decks328 decks
30%synergy
Ruby Medallion
65%inclusion214 decks328 decks
11%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
61%inclusion199 decks328 decks
26%synergy
Abrade
57%inclusion187 decks328 decks
14%synergy
Mana Geyser
56%inclusion183 decks328 decks
26%synergy
Seething Song
54%inclusion178 decks328 decks
24%synergy
Return the Favor
53%inclusion174 decks328 decks
34%synergy
Demand Answers
52%inclusion170 decks328 decks
29%synergy
Game Changers
Gamble
8.5%inclusion28 decks328 decks
-14%synergy
Creatures
Neheb, the Eternal
47%inclusion154 decks328 decks
29%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
47%inclusion152 decks324 decks
35%synergy
Young Pyromancer
45%inclusion147 decks328 decks
37%synergy
Rodeo Pyromancers
42%inclusion139 decks328 decks
40%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
38%inclusion125 decks328 decks
30%synergy
Electrostatic Field
37%inclusion122 decks328 decks
31%synergy
Firebrand Archer
35%inclusion115 decks328 decks
26%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
34%inclusion113 decks328 decks
11%synergy
Coruscation Mage
34%inclusion95 decks281 decks
28%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
33%inclusion109 decks328 decks
24%synergy
Conspiracy Theorist
31%inclusion101 decks328 decks
28%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
29%inclusion20 decks70 decks
19%synergy
Urabrask
27%inclusion88 decks328 decks
21%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
27%inclusion87 decks328 decks
14%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
25%inclusion83 decks328 decks
18%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
25%inclusion81 decks328 decks
19%synergy
Glint-Horn Buccaneer
22%inclusion71 decks328 decks
18%synergy
Soulbright Flamekin
21%inclusion68 decks328 decks
19%synergy
Firebending Student
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
15%synergy
Crackling Spellslinger
18%inclusion60 decks328 decks
18%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
17%inclusion55 decks328 decks
3%synergy
Chandra's Incinerator
15%inclusion49 decks328 decks
7%synergy
Magmakin Artillerist
15%inclusion23 decks156 decks
12%synergy
Leyline Tyrant
15%inclusion48 decks328 decks
7%synergy
Inti, Seneschal of the Sun
14%inclusion47 decks328 decks
10%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
14%inclusion45 decks328 decks
11%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
12%inclusion38 decks328 decks
1%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
11%inclusion36 decks328 decks
3%synergy
Firespitter Whelp
11%inclusion23 decks212 decks
8%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
10%inclusion21 decks214 decks
-2%synergy
Brallin, Skyshark Rider
9.5%inclusion31 decks328 decks
8%synergy
Stormsplitter
9.4%inclusion26 decks276 decks
8%synergy
Party Thrasher
9.2%inclusion30 decks325 decks
7%synergy
Caldera Pyremaw
9.0%inclusion11 decks122 decks
8%synergy
Summon: G.F. Cerberus
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
8%synergy
Longshot, Rebel Bowman
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Vindictive Flamestoker
7.6%inclusion25 decks328 decks
6%synergy
Iron Myr
7.3%inclusion24 decks328 decks
-7%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
7.3%inclusion24 decks328 decks
-5%synergy
Krark, the Thumbless
7.0%inclusion23 decks328 decks
5%synergy
Manaform Hellkite
7.0%inclusion23 decks328 decks
6%synergy
Sunspine Lynx
6.8%inclusion19 decks281 decks
-3%synergy
Electrostatic Infantry
6.7%inclusion22 decks328 decks
6%synergy
Zookeeper Mechan
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Knollspine Dragon
5.8%inclusion19 decks328 decks
2%synergy
Avatar Roku, Firebender
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Imodane, the Pyrohammer
5.5%inclusion18 decks328 decks
4%synergy
Backdraft Hellkite
5.5%inclusion18 decks328 decks
4%synergy
Surly Badgersaur
5.5%inclusion18 decks328 decks
3%synergy
Dragon Mage
5.5%inclusion18 decks328 decks
1%synergy
Instants
Big Score
48%inclusion156 decks328 decks
18%synergy
Expedite
45%inclusion146 decks328 decks
35%synergy
Desperate Ritual
44%inclusion143 decks328 decks
31%synergy
Twinferno
42%inclusion139 decks328 decks
39%synergy
Flare of Duplication
42%inclusion137 decks328 decks
32%synergy
Bolt Bend
39%inclusion127 decks328 decks
21%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
38%inclusion125 decks328 decks
15%synergy
Display of Power
38%inclusion123 decks328 decks
35%synergy
Invoke Calamity
34%inclusion112 decks328 decks
30%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
31%inclusion102 decks328 decks
18%synergy
Shock
27%inclusion90 decks328 decks
21%synergy
Fiery Temper
27%inclusion90 decks328 decks
26%synergy
Electrodominance
27%inclusion90 decks328 decks
22%synergy
Dual Strike
27%inclusion87 decks328 decks
25%synergy
Wild Ricochet
26%inclusion86 decks328 decks
22%synergy
Ghostfire Slice
25%inclusion81 decks328 decks
20%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
24%inclusion61 decks249 decks
-3%synergy
Reiterate
23%inclusion77 decks328 decks
19%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
22%inclusion72 decks328 decks
8%synergy
Comet Storm
21%inclusion68 decks328 decks
16%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
18%inclusion60 decks328 decks
14%synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
18%inclusion58 decks323 decks
16%synergy
Storm King's Thunder
17%inclusion57 decks328 decks
16%synergy
Fists of Flame
16%inclusion54 decks328 decks
11%synergy
Valakut Awakening
16%inclusion51 decks328 decks
-3%synergy
Redirect Lightning
15%inclusion11 decks72 decks
2%synergy
Crimson Wisps
15%inclusion50 decks328 decks
9%synergy
Repeated Reverberation
15%inclusion50 decks328 decks
14%synergy
Price of Progress
15%inclusion48 decks328 decks
6%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
14%inclusion47 decks328 decks
-5%synergy
Might of the Meek
14%inclusion41 decks294 decks
10%synergy
Fury Storm
14%inclusion45 decks328 decks
13%synergy
Wyll's Reversal
14%inclusion45 decks328 decks
10%synergy
Sazacap's Brew
14%inclusion37 decks273 decks
11%synergy
Lava Dart
13%inclusion41 decks328 decks
10%synergy
Lightning Strike
12%inclusion40 decks328 decks
8%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
12%inclusion38 decks328 decks
-10%synergy
Siege Smash
11%inclusion37 decks322 decks
5%synergy
Pyroblast
11%inclusion37 decks328 decks
-7%synergy
Gut Shot
11%inclusion36 decks328 decks
8%synergy
Needle Drop
11%inclusion35 decks328 decks
8%synergy
Cathartic Pyre
10%inclusion34 decks328 decks
6%synergy
The Last Agni Kai
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
4%synergy
March of Reckless Joy
9.5%inclusion31 decks328 decks
7%synergy
Electric Revelation
9.1%inclusion30 decks328 decks
7%synergy
Flick a Coin
8.5%inclusion28 decks328 decks
4%synergy
Commune with Lava
8.5%inclusion28 decks328 decks
6%synergy
Deflecting Swat
8.2%inclusion27 decks328 decks
-19%synergy
Fire Magic
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Ricochet Trap
7.6%inclusion25 decks328 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Past in Flames
46%inclusion152 decks328 decks
40%synergy
Blasphemous Act
45%inclusion147 decks328 decks
-8%synergy
Overmaster
44%inclusion144 decks328 decks
39%synergy
Vandalblast
39%inclusion129 decks328 decks
-1%synergy
Strike It Rich
38%inclusion123 decks328 decks
31%synergy
Crackle with Power
35%inclusion116 decks328 decks
31%synergy
Light Up the Stage
35%inclusion116 decks328 decks
24%synergy
Grab the Prize
29%inclusion71 decks249 decks
21%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
27%inclusion90 decks328 decks
16%synergy
Crash Through
27%inclusion87 decks328 decks
20%synergy
Boltwave
26%inclusion54 decks211 decks
19%synergy
Glimpse the Impossible
24%inclusion79 decks328 decks
20%synergy
Renegade Tactics
24%inclusion78 decks328 decks
17%synergy
Highway Robbery
24%inclusion78 decks328 decks
21%synergy
Sundering Eruption
22%inclusion71 decks328 decks
10%synergy
Wrenn's Resolve
21%inclusion69 decks328 decks
13%synergy
Reckless Impulse
21%inclusion69 decks328 decks
13%synergy
Warlord's Fury
20%inclusion67 decks328 decks
17%synergy
Shattering Spree
20%inclusion67 decks328 decks
18%synergy
Seize the Spoils
20%inclusion65 decks328 decks
7%synergy
Change of Fortune
20%inclusion64 decks328 decks
18%synergy
Doublecast
20%inclusion64 decks328 decks
19%synergy
Fiery Confluence
19%inclusion63 decks328 decks
11%synergy
Bonus Round
17%inclusion57 decks328 decks
15%synergy
Elemental Eruption
17%inclusion57 decks328 decks
17%synergy
Tormenting Voice
17%inclusion57 decks328 decks
7%synergy
Finale of Promise
16%inclusion51 decks328 decks
14%synergy
Rite of Flame
14%inclusion47 decks328 decks
5%synergy
Jaya's Immolating Inferno
13%inclusion43 decks328 decks
10%synergy
Chain Reaction
13%inclusion41 decks328 decks
0%synergy
Rousing Refrain
13%inclusion41 decks328 decks
11%synergy
Chain Lightning
12%inclusion40 decks328 decks
9%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
12%inclusion40 decks328 decks
1%synergy
Embrace the Unknown
12%inclusion40 decks328 decks
11%synergy
Ignite the Future
12%inclusion38 decks328 decks
9%synergy
Galvanic Relay
11%inclusion37 decks328 decks
10%synergy
Sozin's Comet
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Empty the Warrens
11%inclusion36 decks328 decks
2%synergy
Ancestral Anger
11%inclusion36 decks328 decks
6%synergy
Pirate's Pillage
10%inclusion33 decks328 decks
5%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
10%inclusion12 decks122 decks
6%synergy
Magmatic Insight
10%inclusion32 decks328 decks
7%synergy
Rile
9.5%inclusion31 decks328 decks
7%synergy
Witch's Mark
9.1%inclusion30 decks328 decks
4%synergy
Apex of Power
8.8%inclusion29 decks328 decks
8%synergy
Dragon's Approach
8.8%inclusion29 decks328 decks
8%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
8.5%inclusion28 decks328 decks
-1%synergy
Twinflame
8.2%inclusion27 decks328 decks
2%synergy
End the Festivities
7.6%inclusion25 decks328 decks
3%synergy
Inspired Tinkering
7.3%inclusion24 decks328 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Basilisk Collar
39%inclusion129 decks328 decks
28%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
34%inclusion110 decks328 decks
-6%synergy
Lightning Greaves
27%inclusion88 decks328 decks
-7%synergy
Monument to Endurance
18%inclusion29 decks158 decks
14%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
17%inclusion55 decks328 decks
2%synergy
Bag of Holding
13%inclusion44 decks328 decks
11%synergy
Ore-Rich Stalactite
12%inclusion39 decks328 decks
11%synergy
Primal Amulet
11%inclusion36 decks328 decks
9%synergy
Helm of Awakening
7.9%inclusion26 decks328 decks
6%synergy
Twinning Staff
7.9%inclusion26 decks328 decks
8%synergy
Gorgon's Head
6.4%inclusion21 decks328 decks
6%synergy
Thrumming Stone
6.4%inclusion21 decks328 decks
6%synergy
The Fire Crystal
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
-17%synergy
Locket of Yesterdays
6.1%inclusion20 decks328 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Arcane Bombardment
33%inclusion107 decks328 decks
30%synergy
Double Vision
30%inclusion99 decks328 decks
28%synergy
Braid of Fire
27%inclusion89 decks328 decks
22%synergy
Powerbalance
25%inclusion82 decks328 decks
17%synergy
Artist's Talent
24%inclusion69 decks284 decks
20%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
20%inclusion66 decks328 decks
4%synergy
Virtue of Courage
15%inclusion49 decks328 decks
10%synergy
Repercussion
15%inclusion48 decks328 decks
9%synergy
Aria of Flame
11%inclusion36 decks328 decks
10%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
11%inclusion23 decks211 decks
9%synergy
Dual Casting
10%inclusion33 decks328 decks
10%synergy
City on Fire
10%inclusion33 decks328 decks
-5%synergy
The Legend of Roku
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
6%synergy
The Rollercrusher Ride
9.2%inclusion23 decks249 decks
8%synergy
Return the Past
9.1%inclusion30 decks328 decks
8%synergy
Descent into Avernus
7.0%inclusion23 decks328 decks
-3%synergy
Pyromancer Ascension
7.0%inclusion23 decks328 decks
6%synergy
Festival of Embers
6.6%inclusion18 decks274 decks
6%synergy
Mechanized Warfare
6.4%inclusion21 decks328 decks
0%synergy
Fated Firepower
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
19%inclusion62 decks328 decks
15%synergy
Chandra, Torch of Defiance
18%inclusion60 decks328 decks
6%synergy
Jaya Ballard
13%inclusion41 decks328 decks
11%synergy
Chandra, Dressed to Kill
6.4%inclusion21 decks328 decks
2%synergy
Koth, Fire of Resistance
6.1%inclusion20 decks328 decks
-4%synergy
Utility Lands
War Room
28%inclusion93 decks328 decks
-1%synergy
Fire Nation Palace
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
16%synergy
Forgotten Cave
21%inclusion70 decks328 decks
4%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
16%inclusion15 decks96 decks
12%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
15%inclusion48 decks328 decks
1%synergy
Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle
14%inclusion47 decks328 decks
-9%synergy
Bonders' Enclave
12%inclusion38 decks328 decks
6%synergy
Arena of Glory
11%inclusion36 decks323 decks
-8%synergy
Reliquary Tower
11%inclusion36 decks328 decks
0%synergy
Mines of Moria
7.6%inclusion25 decks328 decks
-4%synergy
Emergence Zone
7.3%inclusion24 decks328 decks
4%synergy
Barbarian Ring
6.4%inclusion21 decks328 decks
3%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
6.1%inclusion20 decks328 decks
-13%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
5.8%inclusion19 decks328 decks
-1%synergy
Witch's Clinic
5.2%inclusion17 decks328 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
74%inclusion244 decks328 decks
-10%synergy
Arcane Signet
62%inclusion204 decks328 decks
1%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
36%inclusion119 decks328 decks
30%synergy
Fire Diamond
35%inclusion114 decks328 decks
9%synergy
Mind Stone
32%inclusion105 decks328 decks
-2%synergy
Cursed Mirror
21%inclusion69 decks328 decks
-2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
20%inclusion64 decks328 decks
3%synergy
Glittering Stockpile
17%inclusion56 decks328 decks
7%synergy
Thought Vessel
9.5%inclusion31 decks328 decks
-3%synergy
Phial of Galadriel
7.9%inclusion26 decks328 decks
7%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
7.6%inclusion25 decks328 decks
1%synergy
Caged Sun
7.3%inclusion24 decks328 decks
-1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
7.0%inclusion23 decks328 decks
-2%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
6.7%inclusion22 decks328 decks
-8%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
6.4%inclusion21 decks328 decks
-5%synergy
Lands
Mountain
95%inclusion313 decks328 decks
1%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
47%inclusion152 decks324 decks
35%synergy
Myriad Landscape
27%inclusion87 decks328 decks
1%synergy
Sundering Eruption
22%inclusion71 decks328 decks
10%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
18%inclusion60 decks328 decks
14%synergy
Valakut Awakening
16%inclusion51 decks328 decks
-3%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
8.5%inclusion28 decks328 decks
-1%synergy
Demolition Field
5.8%inclusion19 decks328 decks
1%synergy